"Changing towel/robe" for boat coat?

[WetInPortland]

Anyone used/using a microfiber towel/robe? I'm looking for something to use in the Caribbean mostly to stop the wind during SI, and not so much for warmth. I stumbled on this one on Amazon: Changing Towel Poncho Robe, that is a lot cheaper than the typical boat coat. One drawback I see is that there isn't a drawstring or snaps for the hood, but that's minor.

 

[Marie13]

Buy once, cry once. Get a Surf-fur. I paid $150 for mine off Amazon, but worth every freaking penny.

 

[CathyE]

In the Caribbean I just have a sports microfibre towel. I rarely even use it. My husband will dry off and then don a windbreaker if necessary, I just stay in my skin, it is dry in only a few moments and has always been enough. You might not be as used to cooler temp as we are tho. Anything that is just towel/fleece will not break the wind, you will need a shell for that.
We do not change on the boat, only dry off and don layers.

 

[uncfnp]

Anyone used/using a microfiber towel/robe? I'm looking for something to use in the Caribbean mostly to stop the wind during SI, and not so much for warmth. I stumbled on this one on Amazon: Changing Towel Poncho Robe, that is a lot cheaper than the typical boat coat. One drawback I see is that there isn't a drawstring or snaps for the hood, but that's minor.

I am not sure it will do what you want. Not wind resistent and it is absorbant. Between the wetsuit and a boat with any spray I would expect it to be soaked. I too have a Surf-fur but I think a cheap lined windbreaker would also be a good option for what you have described.

 

[caydiver]

Windbreaker works for me and it has a hood and helps in a quick shower on land as well.

 

[Jcp2]

+1 on surf fur. My instructor was impressed enough to get one for his wife, also an instructor. In Hawaii.

 

[WetInPortland]

Buy once, cry once. Get a Surf-fur. I paid $150 for mine off Amazon, but worth every freaking penny.

I really do appreciate you taking the time to respond, but fur? Did I mention my area of interest in the Caribbean? And $150!! I could buy 6-7 of the robes I found on Amazon. What I'm looking for is any experience with this type of material and accessory. I might need to step up, but $150 isn't anywhere in the ballpark - that's not Waveland Ave, that's Evanston.

 

[Marie13]

I really do appreciate you taking the time to respond, but fur? Did I mention my area of interest in the Caribbean? And $150!! I could buy 6-7 of the robes I found on Amazon. What I'm looking for is any experience with this type of material and accessory. I might need to step up, but $150 isn't anywhere in the ballpark - that's not Waveland Ave, that's Evanston.

It’s made of fleece. Company founders are divers and surfers. Surf-fur, get it? Waterproof, very warm, reversible. I dove wet on the Great Lakes and it’s a game changer.

 

[WetInPortland]

... Surf-fur, get it? Waterproof, very warm, reversible. I dove wet on the Great Lakes ...

Again, thank you for taking the time to respond, but what we have here, is a failure to communicate.

GREAT LAKES ≠ CARIBBEAN.

 

[CathyE]

What you need for the Great Lakes and what is required in the Caribbean are two very different things. I dive Roatan, Cuba and the Doninican Republic regularly, I am usually fine with a towel since I leave my skin on, but if it is windy you will want something that stops the wind. Usually a nylon type shell, poncho or jacket, in conjunction with the absorbent material.